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Books with author Tim O'Connor

  • What Were the Twin Towers?

    Jim O'Connor

    Paperback (Penguin Books, July 1, 2018)
    Discover the true story of the Twin Towers how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers also known as the World Trade Center and the buildings were seen as the economic hub of the world. But on September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack toppled the towers and changed our nation forever. Discover the whole story of the Twin Towers from their ambitious construction to their tragic end."
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  • Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball

    Jim O'Connor

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Dec. 23, 2003)
    Presents a biography of the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Also traces the history of all-black baseball teams.
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  • The Altered History of Willow Sparks

    Tara O'Connor

    eBook (Oni Press, Jan. 24, 2018)
    What happens when you can finally get everything you ever wanted?Willow Sparks and her best friend Georgia Pratt are at the bottom of the social ladder at Twin Pines High School, just trying to get through each day relatively unscathed. But when Willow finds a mysterious book that allows her to literally change her life, it feels like her luck is finally turning. As she becomes more and more popular with each entry into the book, her old life, including her friendship with Georgia, seems miles away. Yet as Willow will discover, every action has a reaction, and the future has unusual -- even dangerous -- ways of protecting itself.
  • Comeback! Four True Stories

    Jim O'Connor

    Paperback (Random House, April 14, 1992)
    Illus. with photographs. Kids will be inspired by the stories of pitcher Catfish Hunter, cyclist Greg LeMond, gymnast Bart Conner, and sprinter Wilma Rudolph--all of whom refused to let injury stand in the way of athletic success.
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  • Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School by O'Connor, Jane

    O'Connor

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, 2009, )
    Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School by O'Connor, Jane [HarperCollins, 2009] ...
  • Survive/the Blizzard

    Jim O'connor

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, May 25, 1994)
    Eric is delighted at the chance to accompany his photographer mother to Alaska for the Iditarod, but his courage and ingenuity are put to the ultimate test when he is separated from his friend and becomes lost in the middle of a terrible blizzard. Original.
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  • GHOST IN TENT 19

    Jim O'Connor

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, June 12, 1988)
    A mysterious ghost leads the four boys of Tent 19 on the trail of buried pirate treasure.
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  • WICCA

    RJ O'Connor

    language (, April 16, 2014)
    When an ordinary teenage boy is infected with technology that helps him evade death at the hands of human traffickers, he unwittingly triggers a deadly response from two child witches. His new friend Tes knows who the enemy are but she's not saying, and they must face a terrifying being hell bent on their destruction.RESONANTS is set in a world thatโ€™s familiar, but something ancient and sinister lurks just out of sight. They say myths and legends are rooted in actual events - RESONANTS reveals the truth behind them.
  • Sticking It Out

    Jim O'Connor

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, March 19, 1996)
    Achieving a reputation for being the biggest losing team in town, the Westside North Stars hockey team is dismayed when their coach breaks a leg and Sari, a girl, joins them, and the teammates decide to make Sari quit. Original.
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  • Let's Hear It for the Shrumps!

    Jim O'Connor

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, July 23, 1996)
    Upset when the Health Department shuts down their sponsor, Spiro's Diner, the No Stars team is further dismayed when Shrump's Sewer Cleaning offers to take over the sponsorship. Original.
  • Dog stars,: Three luminaries in the dog world,

    T. P O'Connor

    Hardcover (George H. Doran Co, March 15, 1915)
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  • The Puck Stops Here!

    Jim O'Connor

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, March 19, 1996)
    When the No Stars lose two goalies in a row, Sari asks her friend Wayne to help them out--and Wayne has some tricks up his sleeve
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